Greg Starks

Greg Starks is a freelance policy analyst and advocate who has lived in the Lansing area for more than 30 years. He grew up in East Lansing, attended Bailey, MacDonald and East Lansing High School, finishing in Mt. Pleasant before returning to MSU. While at MSU, he served on the East Lansing Human Relations Commission during the first Cedar Village public disturbances. Thereafter, he earned his master's in public administration at CMU and then chaired the Isabella County Democratic Party from 1991-92. He subsequently left Michigan to work for the re-election of Jim Florio, then-Governor of New Jersey. When he returned to Lansing he joined the Faverman Group, where he served as Research Director for five years and wrote extensively on state politics and policy. He currently chairs the Lansing Cable and Telecommunications Advisory Board, enjoys gardening and is the father of 5-year-old boys. This is his first foray into the world of journalism.